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A long-time librarian, I am mostly of Polish, Acadian, and French-Canadian descent. I have started this blog to share and acquire genealogical knowledge, achieve inner peace, and perhaps realize my ultimate quest, to find two ancestors with the same surname who actually spelled their surnames exactly the same way...

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"To live in the hearts of those we leave behind is not to die." ~ Thomas Campbell (1777-1844)

Names I'm Researching

Bielski

Bulak

Chenette

Comeau

Federic

Girouard

Janiszak

Kowalewski

LaCroix

Ladd

Larivierre

Motyka

Radziewicz

Shenette

Suchocka

Szerejko

Touchette

Waczkowski

Places I'm Researching

Holyoke, MA

Worcester, MA

Herkimer County, NY

Buffalo, NY

Shenandoah, PA

St. Albans, VT

St-Denis, Quebec

St-Ours, Quebec

Stuckley, Quebec

Goworowo, Poland

Kepno, Poland

Suwalki, Poland

Szczawin, Poland

Warsaw, Poland

Zdynia, Poland

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Thursday, May 19, 2011

The Neatest Private on Guard - Treasure Chest Thursday

(Original Image and Text, Copyright (c) 2011 Cynthia Shenette) I love this. I know exactly where my dad was on July 26, 1939. Actually, to be more specific, I know exactly where he wasn't on July 26, 1939. He wasn't on duty. I found this Orderly Pass in with my dad's military documents and thought I'd post it for Treasure Chest Thursday. It's nice to know that besides his two silver stars, two bronze stars, good conduct medal, and various other military campaign medals, he can also count being the "neatest private on guard" among his many accomplishments.

ORDERLY PASSHEADQUARTERS POST OF MANILAOffice of the Commanding Officer

Pvt. Henry A. Shenette, 6138[***], Manila, P.I.Company M, 31st Infantry, July 24, 1939.having been selected as the neatest privateon guard 7/21/39 is authorized to be absentfrom his company and duties from 6:00 A.M.,Wednesday, July 26 to 6:00 A.M., Thursday, July 27,1939.___________________________________ By order of the Post Commander.[Signature of R. M. Lawson]R. M. LAWSONMajor, 31st Infantry, Adjutant.